History
United States
Name	Jacksonville
Owner	US Merchant Marine
Operator	US Merchant Marine
Port of registry	1943:  USA
Builder	Kaiser Shipbuilding Company
Cost	$2 million
Yard number	45
Laid down	4 November 1943
Launched	23 December 1943
Fate	Sank, 30 August 1944
General characteristics
Type	T2-SE-A1 tanker
Tonnage	10,448 GRT
Length	441 feet
Beam	56 feet
Installed power	6000 shp
Propulsion	Turbo Electric Steam Turbine
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h)
Capacity	141,000 gal aviation gasoline
Crew	78

SS Jacksonville was a Merchant Marine tanker built by the Kaiser Shipbuilding Company at the Swan Island Shipyard in Portland, Oregon in 1943. It was named after the town of Jacksonville in Jackson County, Oregon, United States.

On 30 August 1944, she was sunk by two torpedo hits from U-482, approximately 50 miles (80 km) north of the coast of Ireland. There were only two survivors of the 78 man crew: Marcellus Wegs and Frank Hodges.^[1]

Even though the ship was broken in half, it refused to sink. It required ships guns and depth charges from the convoy escorts to sink the rear section. The forward section continued to float for 15 hours.

References

External links

• Wrecksite listing at wrecksite.eu
• Ship data at usmaritimecommission.de
• "Kaiser Swan Island, Portland OR" at shipbuildinghistory.com